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Farmer Roy

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NSW, Newstralya


National Coroners Information System (NCIS)​

The quiz show was basing this question on information they had gleaned from NCIS. I have managed to find one of their more comprehensive reports, this one summarises all deaths caused by animals in Australia between first of July 2000 and November 2010.

Here are the findings from a decade of deaths in Australia at the hands, or paws, or jaws, or hooves, or whatever from the animals that have claimed human lives here in Australia during the last decade.

Animal related deaths in Australia:​

During the 10 year period in question there were 254 deaths in Australia identified as animal related. Let’s see who is responsible, starting with the biggest culprits:

  • Horse, pony or donkey – 77 deaths
  • Cow, bull or bovine – 33 deaths
  • Dog – 27 deaths
  • Kangaroo – 18 deaths
  • Bee – 16 deaths
  • Shark – 16 deaths
  • Snake – 14 deaths
  • Crocodile – 9 deaths
  • Ostrich or emu – 5 deaths
  • Others, including fish, sheep, goats, camels, cats and jellyfish – 39 deaths
The actual cause of these fatalities varies with top of the list being falling off a horse, pony or donkey, followed by being crushed or trampled by one. These creatures along with cows, bulls, kangaroos, ostriches, emus and bovine animals were also responsible for a good number of motor vehicle accident fatalities between them, over 50 in all.

Deaths caused by dogs were mainly by bite, although three people died due to motor vehicle accidents caused by dogs and nine people simply fell over a dog. One person during the decade fell over a cat and died, as was mentioned in the video.

Death by bee was always as a result of anaphylactic shock.
 

Farmer Roy

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Arable Farmer
Location
NSW, Newstralya
driving a car is MUCH more dangerous than bitey animals or spiders :ROFLMAO:

Road deaths by road user​

Calendar yearDriverPassengerPedestrianMotorcyclistCyclistAustralia
2008670303189245281,437
2009707333196224311,491
2010636284170224381,353
Baseline1671307185231321,427
2011568286186202341,277
2012610260170223331,300
2013557204158213501,187
2014533228151191451,151
2015555251161203311,204
2016622208182249291,292
2017566234161211391,221
2018522204177191351,135
2019577205159211391,195
2020533188138188411,093
12 months to Sep-20212550181137230351,142
% change to baseline-18.0%-41.0%-25.9%-0.4%9.4%-20.0%
 
Common here down the river in the bush. Tigers have gradually worked there way north from the river to. Still haven't seen one at home farm. Despite the 2 only being 1km apart.
Tigers have been south of the Mulwala canal for a while, but are slowly working north and they seem to replace the Browns.
I have seen heaps of Blacks along the Murray. They often hide in the water and wait for you to leave. From what I hear it’s hard to make one bite you as they just want to escape.
I have only had one brown strike at me. It was in long grass knee high, and I might have even stepped on him. He struck very high and nearly got me on the knee, but I jumped back and he missed.
 

stewart

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Horticulture
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Bay of Plenty NZ
View from mine!
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SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

  • 0 %

    Votes: 81 42.2%
  • Up to 25%

    Votes: 68 35.4%
  • 25-50%

    Votes: 30 15.6%
  • 50-75%

    Votes: 3 1.6%
  • 75-100%

    Votes: 3 1.6%
  • 100% I’ve had enough of farming!

    Votes: 7 3.6%

Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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